The purpose of this study was to determine the concentrations of toxic metals (Cd, Hg, Cr, Pb, As) in meat at the Kumasi Central Abattoir, Ghana by using a Varian 220 Atom Absorption Spectrophotometer. The levels of toxic metals in meat (cow, pig, sheep, goat, grass cutter, deer) varied in concentration. The concentration of lead was above the tolerance level in all the meat samples with the hi...

Field studies were conducted for 10 months (September 2001 to June 2002) identify plans consumed by grasscutters in the wild ar Akpaka Forest reserve located at Latitude 6o 09'N and longitude 69o 47'E North eastern of Onitsha, Onitsha Local Government Area Anambra State. Twenty-two plant species observed be utilized as feed grasscutter forest reserve. Of these plants, fourteen grasses family gr...

Introduction: Sexual dimorphisms in biological structures such as brain and behaviour have been widely recognized in animals and humans. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are sex differences in the size of the cerebellum with other body traits, such as the head, tail and brain. Methods: Twelve grasscutters comprising of 6 males and 6 females were used in this study. Each br...